Shanna Wagner is a native Kansan and first fell in love with glass at the University of Kansas, where she studied both glass blowing and stained glass. She spent a year studying Art at the University of Aberystwyth in Wales with many field trips to visit beautiful stained glass windows all through Europe. After completing her BFA in Design, she continued working with glass while living in Austin, Texas, where she worked for Renaissance Glass, a custom stained glass company, and assisted at the Medore von Koffler hot glass studio.

After returning to the Lawrence area, Shanna set up a studio specializing in custom designed stained-glass panels and glass mosaics. She creates work for corporations and private individuals and has sold her work in galleries, shops, and regional art shows.Shanna is in her fifteenth year teaching Stained Glass and Mosaics at the Lawrence Arts Center.

“I love teaching at the Arts Center, meeting new people, and watching their creativity and enthusiasm for glass in all its beauty. It is such an amazing environment to be in.”